Here are 9 facts about Venice you probably didn’t know.
- Venice is known for its bridges. There are 417 bridges in Venice.
- Houses in Venice are numbered according to districts, not streets.
- There are about 350 gondolas and 400 gondolieri in Venice. On average, gondolas are 11 meters long.
- In 1608, the Council of Ten approved wearing masks only during the carnival.
- There are 177 canals in Venice. The S-shaped Grand Canal is the biggest.
- The San Marco bell tower, or campanile, was built in the 12th century and collapsed in 1902.
- The population of Venice has decreased from 120,000 to 60,000 in the last 50 years.
- The first woman in the world that graduated was born in Venice in 1646.
- The first public casino in the world was opened in Venice in 1638.